Adrian McGuinness

Leopardstown Thu, 18th Jun, 2026  Johnny Soda We were very, very close to taking him out. Adam got off Goal Exceeded and said 'I wouldn't run that chestnut horse. I think it'll be too quick for him'. We were humming and hawing and, the boys (Go Nutz Racing Syndicate) said that we'd run him and not to punish him if he wasn't handling it. We all got it wrong!. He is a big horse and he is quite a heavy horse as well. You wouldn't want that type of ground now too often for him. We'll probably get away with it today. Adam was good on him. We said we'd just jump out and we knew there was plenty of pace on and he did that. He picked up well and galloped to the line well. I think the likes of Galway could suit this fella. I think there is a nice three-year-old only 0-90 down there and that's probably where he'll head now.

Leopardstown Thu, 18th Jun, 2026  Goal Exceeded He wasn't winning out of turn. He was being a little bit frustrating after last year. He won a good race up the Curragh on Guineas weekend. He's been consistent since he came back in. I thought the ground was going to be a bit too lively for him, but he just about got away with it. We'll maybe go back to the Curragh next week. There's a couple of races there that might suit him. There's a six and a seven (furlongs). We might go back there. We'll see what the handicapper does with him. He's well capable. He's a fairly good horse on his day. Adam gave him a lovely ride. We had a lovely draw and, then he dropped him right in and, he was very patient on him. He got a lovely split up now, but it was a very good ride there tonight. Thanks be to God he got his head in front for the lads. We'll look at the Curragh next weekend and see. Hopefully he'll be alright.

Fairyhouse Fri, 5th Jun, 2026  I'm Spartacus He gave him a good ride, we probably just weren’t positive enough on him last week,. He’s well down on the grass compared to the all-weather, he has very good all-weather form, so he was entitled to win off his mark. I was getting a bit worried because he wasn’t winning on the grass. He had a couple of half decent runs, but just wasn’t winning. It’s great for Paddy (McKeever), a former all-Ireland winner with Armagh. He’s away at the moment and is just on the way back home. Hopefully we can collect somewhere again with him.

Fri, 5th Jun, 2026  I'm Spartacus He gave him a good ride, we probably just weren’t positive enough on him last week,. He’s well down on the grass compared to the all-weather, he has very good all-weather form, so he was entitled to win off his mark. I was getting a bit worried because he wasn’t winning on the grass. He had a couple of half decent runs, but just wasn’t winning. It’s great for Paddy (McKeever), a former all-Ireland winner with Armagh. He’s away at the moment and is just on the way back home. Hopefully we can collect somewhere again with him.